Fundamentals of the nervous system

Duration: 0:16:22

Year Published: 1969

Creator: Encyclopaedia Britannica Educational Corporation: Distributor | Indiana University Audio-Visual Center: Distributor

Format: 16mm

Color: B&W

Sound: sound

Description: Uses animated diagrams and live-action photography to present the structure and function of the nervous system by dividing it into three parts: the central, peripheral, and autonomic systems. Portrays the transmission of nerve impulses, nerve cell structure, and the speed of nerve impulses. Explains the origin of the electrical charge causing the impulse and the recharging of the cell. Discusses the role of sensory and motor nerves in the reflex arc, one theory explaining the nature of learning, the structure and function of the cerebral cortex, and the autonomic nervous system's control over internal organs., See description for color version NC0454.

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